Hitachi 6696572 Recoil Starter Body Assembly

Does not have the piece needed to engage the engine when you pull the cord.

Worked as a good replacement for mine that broke on tcgea27 tanaka machine

How to determine if it is the right part ... From Hitachi Customer Service: When looking at the serial # on the tool the first digit indicates the month and the 2nd # indicates the year. If the 1st letter is an O N or D this indicates it is October November or December. If there is any other letter present it represents the factory where the tool was manufactured and should be ignored. I have attached the tool serial # format as well as the parts breakdown. If you look on the parts break down at # 60, 79 or 81. Item 60 includes 61-66 and they are for tools manufactured up till July 2014 60 6696572 RECOIL STARTER BODY ASSY INCLUD.61-66 TILL 7.2014 Item 79 includes 80 and 81 which also include 82-88 and are for tools manufactured since Aug 2014 79 6600408 RECOIL STARTER ASSY 1 INCLUD.80.81 80 6600407 STARTER PULLEY 1 SINCE 8.2014 81 6600406 RECOIL ASSY 1 INCLUD.82-88 SINCE 8.2014

This was not the part I needed but by combining it with Hitachi 6696471 I was able to fix the blower.

Worked perfectly.

Was supposed to be a made fit for my blower. Inner parts didnt match up

Wrong described product wouldnt fit my blower

Should have read the reviews. I dont know why something so simple could be so wrong. Its not even close to fitting the Hitachi lower. The bolts line up but thats where they compatibility ends.

--- This part DOES NOT FIT ALL RB24EAPs!!!!! ---- Please Check the bottom side of your old Pull Start before ordering. The Pic attached is of the INCOMPATIBLE shaft. I spent over 3 hours of my time on the phone with taking the part on / on and on the phone Hitachi Corporate to find out there was a design change for the RB24EAP and this is NOT the correct part number. I also spent 15 mins trying to talk to Kendra at Kansas Golf (me, explaining the whole hitachi story politely) DID NOT THINK WAVING THE POSTAGE FEE was warranted in this situation. because we have sold 30 or so with only a few returns... She did inform me that hidden somewhere in the more info button in the alternate seller list that another part is required to use this on some RB24EAPs I dont believe pulling the shaft apart to affix another retro-fit part to be a n OEM solution. Hitachi Corporate agreed to fix my blower for me since the part is on national back-order / Not available. It is unfortunate that Kansas City Golf felt this was the correct way to handle this event. While this part may work for Tanaka blowers out of the box. REPEAT!! IT DOES NOT WORK ON ALL RB24EAPs!! Hopefully my review will save other peoples valuable time.....

It said in the description that this fits my model blower. It did not!